Skeletal System Quiz 104 (20 MCQs)

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1. All bone cells are connected by a network of these channels, which allow them to receive nutrients and remove wastes:

Correct Answer: C) Canaliculi.

2. Why does an infant have more bones than an adult?

Correct Answer: A) Because infant's bones are small.

3. The partial displacement of a bone from its joint

Correct Answer: C) Sublaxation.

4. What is the medical term for the collarbone?

Correct Answer: C) Clavicle.

5. Injury to a joint accompanied by stretching or tearing of the ligaments is called a(n)

Correct Answer: C) Sprain.

6. The point where two bones meet is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Joint.

7. What is the basic unit of bone structure called?

Correct Answer: C) Osteon.

8. Tough band of tissue that holds bones together

Correct Answer: C) Ligament.

9. What is located at number 12?

Correct Answer: C) Radius.

10. What are the bones in the fingers and toes called?

Correct Answer: A) Phalanges.

11. The vertebrae is an example of a ..... bone.

Correct Answer: D) Irregular.

12. Which bone is the longest and strongest bone in our body?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

13. Cartilage's cell type has a gel-like matrix, and lacks blood vessels. What's the name?

Correct Answer: C) Chondrocyte.

14. Under/o

Correct Answer: A) Foot.

15. Ab

Correct Answer: C) Away from.

16. A degenerative spinal disease that can involve any part of the vertebra, intervertebral disk, and surrounding soft tissue.

Correct Answer: A) Spondylosis.

17. Phalanges are bones of

Correct Answer: C) The fingers and toes.

18. The bones of the fingers and toes are both known as .....

Correct Answer: C) Phalanges.

19. A bone that snaps, cracks or shatters is called:

Correct Answer: D) Fracture.

20. What is the function of yellow bone marrow?

Correct Answer: C) Store fat.